Our
History
As early as 1910, the Board of Directors of the Wilmington
YMCA began offering camp for boys. In 1938, the Y purchased
Tockwogh for $15,000. That summer, buildings on the site
were reconditioned; the present athletic field was graded
and seeded. Over time, the camp expanded facilities and
amenities and additional land with campers and counselors
contributing improvements to camp property.
Tockwogh
added family camp week in 1946 as well as weekend groups
during the off-season. Camp is now open and in full operation
from mid-April to mid November and has expanded to serve
groups of up to 95 people throughout the winter. In 1961,
the YMCA invited the Wilmington Young Women's Christian
Association to co-sponsor a girls' camp at Tockwogh. The
first years, girls came to camp for three weeks. In 1963,
they came for the full summer. The number of girls keeps
increasing each season.
Attendance
at camp continues to grow with some 2,000 campers during
the summer season and more than 6,000 during the conference
season from September to April. Camp Tockwogh is always
changing, and we hope that you feel you are a part of the
legacy as soon as you become a member of the "Tockwogh Family."
OUR MISSION
The YMCA is an association of people of all ages, ethnic
groups and religious affiliations that strives to cultivate
the human potential, self-esteem, and dignity of all people.
Our organization exists to develop and practice the Christian
principles of love, caring, inclusiveness, justice and peace...and
to enrich the emotional, physical and social life of all
individuals, families and our community.
